Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-19

temporal and eternal welfare OF mankind. that.
l. 1t had G ID for its founder in the Old Law. SO
N the New Law it was raised by Our Divine
Lord 10 the dignity OF d Sacrament OF the Chris
religion. The security Of the Christian
nome. is the indissoiubility OF the marriage tie
marriage. once consummatd can
never be dissolved save by death. Let il be Well
understood that even adultery, though 1t may
Justify separation from bed and DO ard cannot
loose the maria &c tie. so that either oil the par
may marry again during the life OF the
other. NCr has legal divorce the slightest pow
er, before God. to loose the bond of marriage.
TO make . subsequent marriage valid.
Wnom God hath Joined togethe r. let no man
put asunGer.'" Father Lilly added:-''ln COM
mon with all Chr istian believers and friends Oh
civilization We dep.ore the divorce laws OF our
These laws are fast loosening the
of society" He said that there
were cases, tor instance. where = brutal man
made life intolerable for q woman where separ-
alton was necessary. and that regulations Ms to
the legal aspects of the separation should be re-
coRnized, but xs Tor absolute divorce. that
should not he tolerated.
Rev. g. w. yde. Baptist missionary minis
ter resident in this city, ssld:-''I most hearth
Iy and cordially approve every sentiment con.
tanned In your article regarding the matter OF
divorce, In your issue OF Feb. II. The laws of
our state are evidently too loose upon this most
vital question. and l would greatly rejoice to
see them conform to the laws OF God. WHAT
ever may be said about the expediency or legali-
ty of separations between husbands and wives.
In exceptional Cases. one thing must be clear
and certain to every student of the Bible. viz;
That adultery lie the only Bible ground for d.
vorcs and subsequent marriage Some nen
may assume to be wiser than God upon this and
other matters. but their folly IN the end will be
manifest unto all men. The laws of Great Bril-
tain are largely modelled alter the laws OF the
Bible. and notably SO upon this great question:
and herein We nnd. I think, 3 great source OF
their national strength. God ssys:-'Righteous-
ness exalteth a nation; them that honor me
will HONOR l often lear that God has a con-
troversy with orr people upon this as well ss
other matters. and that our national. ss we'll as
our individual sins CRY aloud to Him Tor judg-
ment."
Rev. W. A. Crouch. pastor OF the Baptist
church of this city. said :-''According to Matt.
1879. the law of divorce 10 confined to one cisss.
such IS violate the privileges OF the marriage
bedi congugal lnrdeiity Is = ground for divorce,
but the divorced p%artiss. even In this Case. have
not the right to second marriage Parties may.
for .,hor r.oso.. .grs. 70 s.nor.ts I'm, not m
,orm nn,on. Nth or,bsr na,,Ie., 400 Cor
1.10.1s VA n,rr,.g. =, or aivi,. snuoin,ment
II o,sbt 10 st.nd IN IN, cstsgory of dtv,ne
thing. An thar ,asi.,s,,on has snv rign, IN do
10 to guard Its sacred Enclosures"
Hon .Jno T Poland ;,,.. ,f IN. .ri,,,,.,
oourt ot tb,a d,striot ssid.-..Tne raciIt,v with
which the t,es that hind ,hs ,sm,,,.s tho, com.
noa. soc,atv can h.. h,ok.n has ,o,v hs.n N.
fru,1fn, az roo of ,nuch of tho evu m, ,ov
Gala tr leo,al.tiv. correction Ths ~ Of al.
vorce in our. ststs has h.sn an Ia. that the
foundation of tn. sscred r-,s,ions of huahsn
vir. and naren, and .bud no. hosn s.rio,.,v
threatened. Some Of the cburcb.s nav. he. n
for yssrs cry ing ont sgainst this divorce nend
and have been calling a~ttsnt1on In the nrobsble
r.snlts NJ fla drexdrnl uorh and am clad tn
ace III. naomi. wating I'm to their danger. Too
many persons msdly rush into marriage re-
msr1erL1g that = divorce mill IL set M in every
county where thew can be "a readily sspsrated
A. the law now stands this .remedy' of divorce
NAV ne resorted to for the sliabtest reason. and
| the family DESTROYED upon the merest pretext.
| Let there be enacted a law that shall provide
| that those whom God has iutnsd together shall
not be nut ssunder, save only Tor The Cause
stated in the word of God, and we shall have
| fewer unhappy marriages., and fewer dis
msntled households. The truth Is. MI. Editor,
the Bible 10 the source and ground work of all
coed laws and all wise legislation, und the ma.
lion that gets away from this solid basis, either
in the enactment or the enforcement OF its laws
10 tresdIng upon dangerous ground. Let our
law.makers go to work and amend the law Of
divorce. 40 that those ,houghtless and mero.n..
~ u.rsons who hast,,y and without coustdera.